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📖 Ancient Restoration The Old Irish word 'rígdomna' means heir-apparent (lit. 'material of a king'). However this title was not a guarantee of election as king, hence the superior title of 'tánaise ríg': "one whom the whole tribe looks forward for the kingship without dispute."
Irish people are known for being informal and relaxed. This might stem from times when Irish kings were elected from a Derbfine (4 generations of relatives) within a kingdom of only several thousand people. Thus a ruler could not afford to upset others with haughty behaviour.